instructional designertoe-learning developer
A instructional designer already meets 67% of what the e-learning developer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
67%
44.4/ 100
1 Share of the e-learning developer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the instructional designer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A e-learning developer role treats 19 of its required skills as things a instructional designer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- authoring software
- compile content
- conduct content quality assurance
- content development processes
- create SCORM packages
- design web-based courses
What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 40 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A e-learning developer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a instructional designer background worth leading with.
- already held standards for web-based e-learning information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held apply ICT terminology communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held create SCORM packages management skills
- already held instructional design models education
- already held learning management systems business, administration and law
- already held Absorb (learning management systems) information and communication technologies (icts)
All 40 carried skills, including the 19 the e-learning developer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 27 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held e-learning required
- required, not held learning technologies required
- required, not held e-learning software infrastructure required
- optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
- optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
- optional, not held CSS optional
- optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
- optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
- optional, not held JSSS optional
- optional, not held LESS optional
- optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
- optional, not held PHP optional
- optional, not held Sass optional
- optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
- optional, not held Synfig optional
- optional, not held graphics editor software optional
- optional, not held style sheet languages optional
- required, not held integrate content into output media required
- optional, not held integrate system components optional
- optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional
- optional, not held utilise content types optional
- required, not held develop e-learning plan required
- optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held develop inclusive communication material optional
- optional, not held identify technological needs optional
- optional, not held multimedia systems optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a e-learning developer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 e-learning knowledge · sector specific
- 02 e-learning software infrastructure knowledge · sector specific
- 03 integrate content into output media skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 40 skills that carry over
- already held authoring software knowledge
- already held compile content skill
- already held conduct content quality assurance skill
- already held content development processes knowledge
- already held create SCORM packages skill
- already held design web-based courses skill
- already held develop digital content skill
- already held develop digital educational materials skill
- already held identify ICT user needs skill
- already held identify training needs skill
- already held instructional design models knowledge
- already held learning management systems knowledge
- already held manage content development projects skill
- already held manage content metadata skill
- already held provide multimedia content skill
- already held provide written content skill
- already held publishing strategy knowledge
- already held standards for web-based e-learning knowledge
- already held structure information skill
- already held AJAX knowledge
- already held Absorb (learning management systems) knowledge
- already held Brightspace (learning management systems) knowledge
- already held Canvas (learning management systems) knowledge
- already held Edmodo knowledge
- already held Engrade knowledge
- already held Grovo knowledge
- already held JavaScript knowledge
- already held LAMS knowledge
- already held Litmos knowledge
- already held Moodle knowledge
- already held Sakai knowledge
- already held Schoology knowledge
- already held Taleo knowledge
- already held WizIQ knowledge
- already held apply ICT terminology skill
- already held augmented reality knowledge
- already held create script for artistic production skill
- already held keep up-to-date with training subjects skill
- already held use markup languages skill
- already held web programming knowledge
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
- optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
- optional, not held CSS optional
- optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
- optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
- optional, not held JSSS optional
- optional, not held LESS optional
- optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
- optional, not held PHP optional
- optional, not held Sass optional
- optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
- optional, not held Synfig optional
- optional, not held graphics editor software optional
- optional, not held integrate system components optional
- optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held develop inclusive communication material optional
- optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
- optional, not held identify technological needs optional
- optional, not held multimedia systems optional
- optional, not held style sheet languages optional
- optional, not held utilise content types optional
19 held skills the e-learning developer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
- not needed by the target role apply tools for content development skill
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role cognitive psychology knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
- not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
- not needed by the target role give live presentation skill
- not needed by the target role identify customer requirements skill
- not needed by the target role instructional strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role interactive media knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role proofread text skill
- not needed by the target role task algorithmisation knowledge
- not needed by the target role teach writing skill
- not needed by the target role translate requirement concepts into content skill
- not needed by the target role translate requirements into visual design skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role use scripting programming skill
18 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held e-learning required
- required, not held e-learning software infrastructure required
- required, not held learning technologies required
- optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
- optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
- optional, not held CSS optional
- optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
- optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
- optional, not held JSSS optional
- optional, not held LESS optional
- optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
- optional, not held PHP optional
- optional, not held Sass optional
- optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
- optional, not held Synfig optional
- optional, not held graphics editor software optional
- optional, not held multimedia systems optional
- optional, not held style sheet languages optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.